Terran Guardian - Chapter 3963

Chapter 3938 Power Enhancement

Half a month later.

Shen Changqing, certain he had a thorough understanding of the theory behind the Chaos Saint Bone Pill, officially began refining it.

He drew upon the power of heaven and earth’s fire spirits, ultimately giving birth to a celestial fire. This celestial fire, powerful enough to incinerate all things, devoured most of the Eight Trigrams Purple Sun Furnace, its terrifying temperature filling the entire immortal mansion.

Shen Changqing remained calm, methodically adding each rare and precious ingredient according to the Chaos Saint Bone Pill’s refining method. Simultaneously, his divine sense remained focused on the Eight Trigrams Purple Sun Furnace, flexibly manipulating the celestial fire’s temperature and observing the refining process of the ingredients.

Although this was Shen Changqing’s first time refining the Chaos Saint Bone Pill,

his cultivation as an eighth-tier, second-grade Grandmaster was undeniable; refining a low-grade Chaos Saint Bone Pill was naturally no problem.

Indeed!

The Chaos Saint Bone Pill also had different grades.

As a semi-saint level pill, it was divided into nine grades.

Each grade of the Chaos Saint Bone Pill required different rare and precious ingredients.

Shen Changqing was currently refining a first-grade, semi-saint level Chaos Saint Bone Pill.

Time passed slowly.

After an unknown amount of time,

the pill refining process reached its final stages.

Soon after,

Shen Changqing began condensing the pill. As the lid of the Eight-Monster Purple Sun Furnace slowly rose, several golden rays shot out. The next instant, a heavenly tribulation descended, the semi-saint pill tribulation crashing down.

Such a grand spectacle naturally drew attention.

Inside a celestial abode in the Cangwu Mountains, Lu Changge paused in his lecture to his disciples, turning his head towards the direction of Cangyun Peak. The powerful aura of the pill tribulation made him raise an eyebrow.

“A semi-saint pill tribulation!”

Lu Changge could immediately discern the signs of this heavenly tribulation.

In the entire Seven Profound Dao Sect, besides himself, only the sect leader was truly qualified to refine semi-saint immortal pills.

In Lu Changge’s view, Shen Changqing was undoubtedly an unparalleled old monster. Although on the surface, he appeared to be at the Immortal Emperor realm, this only demonstrated his unfathomable depth.

For such an old monster, who has lived for countless years, it’s perfectly normal for him to have profound attainments in alchemy.

After all, even if someone’s aptitude is poor, given endless time, they can still cultivate to a high level.

This

is evident in cultivation, and it applies to other areas as well.

In alchemy and weapon crafting, many unparalleled old monsters, having lived for countless years, possess considerable skill in these areas.

In Lu Changgeng’s eyes, Shen Changqing belonged to this category. He

even

suspected that

the methods Shen Changqing had displayed were merely the tip of the iceberg.

Therefore, Lu Changgeng only glanced at him before withdrawing his gaze.

On the other side ,

the heavenly tribulation continued to fall.

But after a moment, all the lightning abruptly dissipated, and the tribulation clouds vanished without a trace.

Shen Changqing flicked his sleeve, then opened his right palm, revealing only some powdery remnants.

“Failed!”

His expression was calm, as if he had expected this.

The Chaos Saint Bone Pill was, after all, a semi-saint level pill, and Shen Changqing hadn’t expected to succeed in refining it on his first try.

Failure!

Naturally, it was within his expectations.

To be honest, for

his first attempt at refining this pill, reaching this point was already quite unexpected.

His initial plan was to fail before even reaching the pill condensation stage.

Now, failing only during the tribulation was a significant improvement.

This meant that

future attempts at refining the Chaos Saint Bone Pill would be much easier, requiring only minor improvements.

After all, being able to condense the pill already indicated that the original refining steps were correct; only some details needed refinement.

Looking at the powder in his hand, Shen Changqing casually tossed it under the Bodhi Ancient Tree, letting it serve as fertilizer to enhance the tree’s cultivation.

Despite the failed attempt, the powder itself was extraordinary.

Any one of the many rare and precious materials used to refine the Chaos Saint Bone Pill would be enough to make many Immortal Emperors vie for it.

As the true main ingredient, the essence blood of the Chaos Divine Elephant needs no further explanation.

These things held little significance for Shen Changqing, but were crucial for other cultivators.

The Bodhi Ancient Tree, as a celestial root, had already reached the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm; the accumulation required to truly reach the Half-Saint realm was astonishing.

With this waste pill powder as an aid, it provided the other party with more accumulation, allowing for a faster breakthrough to Half-Saint in the future.

Immediately afterward,

Shen Changqing continued refining pills.

Having gained experience from the first attempt, he secretly summarized his findings and began refining directly.

Compared to the first time, the second refining was much easier.

After an unknown period,

the second Heavenly Tribulation descended.

This time,

three pills were successfully refined, but only one would survive the tribulation.

Shen Changqing looked at the golden pill in his hand; a powerful Daoist aura permeated the heavens, its ancient and primordial energy seemingly unshakeable, and a vast vitality flickered within it.

“It’s done!”

Although only one pill survived the tribulation, Shen Changqing was still satisfied.

One pill successfully refined.

That was it.

Immediately,

Shen Changqing went into seclusion to cultivate.

Inside the main hall, he sat cross-legged and directly consumed the Chaos Saint Bone Pill. A vast amount of energy erupted from his body.

Such terrifying and domineering power surged through his body; even a half-saint realm cultivator would find it difficult to fully withstand it.

Fortunately, Shen Changqing’s body had already reached the half-saint realm, even if only at the initial stage, it was sufficient to withstand the power of the Chaos Saint Bone Pill.

Next,

he used his own blood and qi to suppress it, while simultaneously using his divine sense to activate his sea of consciousness. Various Daoist principles from the Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture emerged, their mysterious workings guiding him to circulate his blood and qi in a specific way to dissipate the pill’s power.

This process was very slow.

Shen Changqing’s vital energy surged like a millstone, gradually crushing the pill’s energy. Pure, refined Daoist vitality emanated from the pill and seeped into his flesh and blood.

Time slowly passed.

The pill’s power was gradually refined.

When the last wisp of energy was completely refined, Shen Changqing opened his eyes, a look of joy on his face.

“The Chaos Saint Bone Pill is truly effective! One pill has significantly increased my strength!”

Compared to before, Shen Changqing felt that his physical strength had increased by at least a thousand Chaos Divine Elephants.

While a thousand Chaos Divine Elephants might seem like a small difference compared to his previous fifty thousand,

the problem is that

every breakthrough at the Half-Saint realm is difficult.

Cultivation is difficult, and so is

the physical body!

Moreover,

physical cultivation is often far more difficult than cultivation.

Now, a single Chaos Saint Bone Pill has increased his physical strength by a thousand Chaos Divine Elephants—such an increase is truly remarkable.

It’s important to understand

that even reaching the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm only grants three thousand Chaos Divine Elephants in physical

cultivation. Shen Changqing paid a heavy price to achieve

this, so the fact that a single pill could so significantly boost his power naturally delighted him.

“If I have enough Chaos Saint Bone Pills to aid my cultivation, the first level of the Half-Saint Chapter of the Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture won’t be long!” A

glint flashed in Shen Changqing’s eyes before he emerged from seclusion to continue refining Chaos Saint Bone Pills.

…

The second batch yielded five pills, three of which successfully passed the Heavenly Tribulation!

The third batch yielded four pills, four of which failed to pass the tribulation!

The fourth batch yielded five pills, one of which passed the Heavenly Tribulation!

The fifth batch!

The sixth batch!

…

Without pausing, Shen Changqing refined seven batches of pills in one go.

Seven batches of pills.

A total of thirty-six pills were produced. Ultimately, only twelve pills successfully passed the Heavenly Tribulation   ;

the rest all failed.

Shen Changqing’s expression was somewhat grim at this result.

He had originally thought that the more pills he refined, the higher his chances of successfully passing the tribulation. However   , the difficulty of refining the Chaos Saint Bone Pills was ultimately higher than he had anticipated.   Each refining required perfect timing, location, and skill.   Even the slightest error in the refining details, or a slight deficiency in the integration of the Great Dao’s essence, would result in failure.   So far,   seven batches of pills had only yielded twelve pills.   Including the first two batches, that’s a total of thirteen pills.   The reason for stopping was simple:   the Chaos Divine Elephant’s essence blood was gone.   Despite the enormous size of the half-saint level Chaos Divine Elephant, its essence blood was pitifully scarce.   Its essence blood could only be used to refine nine batches of pills.   To refine more, he would have to find a second Chaos Divine Elephant.   ”However—”   ”Being able to refine nine batches is quite a feat. If I adjust the details of the pill refining process later, the success rate should increase significantly next time!”   Shen Changqing thought to himself.   With that thought,   his mind calmed down again.   Looking at the twelve Chaos Saint Bone Pills in his storage ring, Shen Changqing went into seclusion again.   He didn’t use the Seven Profound Divine Tower for seclusion because the Soul-Destroying Sword was still with him.   In the past, the Soul-Destroying Sword wouldn’t have been a problem. However,   the problem was that the remnant soul of Jiu Ye was hidden within the Soul-Destroying Sword. If Shen Changqing wanted to enter the Seven Profound Divine Tower, he would need to take out the Soul-Destroying Sword.   However,   the current Great Dao Master might still be searching for Jiu Ye’s whereabouts.   If Jiu Ye’s location was exposed, he wouldn’t have a good ending either.   Therefore, Shen Changqing dared not take the risk.   Fortunately,   for him now, whether or not he entered the Seven Profound Divine Tower for cultivation didn’t have a significant impact.   After all, the time required to refine the Chaos Saint Bone Pills wasn’t long; even without entering the Seven Profound Divine Tower, it would only take a little more time.   Shen Changqing currently has plenty of time, not many things. Whether   or not he enters the Seven Profound Divine Tower is secondary.   It will be a hundred years from now before Shen Changqing refines all twelve Chaos Saint Bone Pills and officially emerges from seclusion. (End of Chapter)